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Honestly, what's more concerning is the fact that you got mold on a plastic surface to begin with. I would clean and sanitize any brewing equipment before storage to clean out any food sources for mold.

Plastic is a non porous material. Scrub scrub scrub, disinfect and sanitize and you should be just fine. I mitigate mold for a living. :)

72 empty bottles to be exact. That was worth the 10 dollars alone. Haha

72 empty bottles to be exact. That was worth the 10 dollars alone. Haha

That's what I was thinking but didn't want to waste it if the ingredients still had a chance to be good. Thanks

So I went by a garage sale The other day and noticed a mr. Beer kit, along with empty bottles, caps, and a capper. 10 dollars for everything. Great deal, i couldn't pass on it. Apparently the mr beer kit still has all the ingredients some type of ale. Here's the catch. It's been in his basement...

Next brew day is Monday haha hopefully accompanied by the first tastings of my bottled first batch.

I suppose the hop addition wasn't my biggest concern. I figured that would be ok, it was the delayed chill and actually touching the wort with my hands that freaked me out the most.

Go bulldogs. 05-09 :)

Ok cool. That sounds like a better alternative to what I was using.

Hop bag = muslin bag? I used one for my first addition, but wasn't able to adequately open it for further additions. I probably should have used the bigger bag on the boil instead of after the boil but I wasn't sure if the hops needed to stay in the wort during cool down. I suppose it wouldn't...

I'll have to check that out! Thanks!

And a wort chiller is next on my purchase list after last nights fiasco, followed by a chest freezer for temp control during fermentation.

That's one character flaw of mine. I'm an ultra perfectionist to the core. Being a builder I suppose that's helpful. I should add that the total cool down time was probably closer To a 45-50 minutes. I'm sure it will turn out fine, just had a night of supreme frustration

I was sipping on upland brewery dragonfly IPA during the whole process. No worries. I got that part down to a T!

Naw, I pitched after transfer. Didn't want to risk filtering out any yeast by accident haha

On my first batch there was a lot of hop left overs in the primary. To try to clear that up, I moved the wort from the brew kettle into the primary through a nylon filter. Essentially a bag that fits over top the primary and filters any matter from the liquid wort. Unfortunately it didn't work...

That's what I needed to hear. I guess after a brew night like this, and being so new to the hobby, I felt defeated.

I suppose this is the stereotypical "Did I ruin my beer" thread, but please bear with my on my cluster you know what of an adventure. This is my second batch. The first I had my younger brother coach me through and despite him only filling to the 4 gallon mark on my 5 gallon beer , I feel it...